News release from Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation:The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN) will present checks totaling $81,023 at a Charitable Contributions ceremony Thursday at the Prairie Band Casino & Resort.

Members from the PBPN Charitable Contributions Committee and Tribal Council will be on hand to deliver the checks to various organizations and the public is invited to attend.

Royal Valley School District USD #337 will receive the largest award of $12,500 to help with various education programs and several Topeka organizations including the Topeka Symphony, Washburn University Foundation, United Way of Greater Topeka, TARC, Inc., Housing & Credit Counseling, Inc, and Doorstep, Inc. will receive $5,000 each.

The Charitable Contributions Committee is comprised of six tribal members, who along with the Tribal Council selected 28 various organizations to receive the quarterly distributions. Areas that are focused on when determining the distribution of funds include groups involved in education, health and community services, environmental protection and preservation, and religious organizations that have an impact on the spiritual wellness and quality of life for all.

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is a tribe that originated in the Great Lakes region thousands of years ago. The Prairie Band Potawatomi people were forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands to Kansas around 1846. Today, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is a federally recognized sovereign nation with almost 5,000 tribal members.

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